Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
860
1160
1380
1704
1996
1587
1103
809
705
705
619
672
849
1214
1465
1447
1277
1242
1292
1329
1334
1379
1466
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:13AM1.56m
8:36PM1.66m
9:01AM1.59m
9:24PM1.65m
9:54AM1.64m
10:17PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.39m
2:59AM0.38m
3:16PM0.39m
3:45AM0.36m
4:09PM0.37m
4:35AM0.31m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
3
3
6
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
Feels °C
5
5
4
2
2
2
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
4
2
2
1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
S
16
1.3
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
Energy kJ
132
88
311
81
108
186
216
585
770
705
705
619
672
849
1214
1465
1447
1277
1242
1292
1329
1334
1379
1466
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
E
9
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
246
300
85
297
206
362
196
177
176
169
163
207
192
198
186
138
136
121
123
61
101
196
335
218
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
S
22
Energy kJ
50
77
54
34
30
9
7
29
56
61
96
147
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
2
S
7
Energy kJ
566
860
1160
1380
1704
1996
1587
1103
809
639
469
334
242
153
110
88
80
94
126
179
530
730
675
434
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
Distance (km)
13
13
36
216
145
44
247
36
36
36
35
36
5
13
13
5
16
36
216
216
216
216
44
216
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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